Escape Boutique B&B

The Victorian seaside resort’s original boutique hotel continues to combine the aesthetics of a Wallpaper photoshoot with the home-from-home welcome of a family-owned b&b. It offers a frisson of style for weekenders seeking a private escape and a stylish base for exploring the North Wales coast.

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£84per night

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Location

8/10

The hotel is located off the top end of Mostyn Street, the town’s main shopping street, and is just a short walk from a vibrant range of restaurants and cultural events as well as some more traditional seaside attractions. Virgin Trains runs connections from London Euston via Chester and there’s limited parking out front for those arriving by car.

Style & character

9/10

The design-led focus is showcased in the eclectic, personal touches dotted around this 1850’s-built seaside villa. The owners have sourced vintage pieces of furniture from European design fairs and continue to refresh the rooms regularly. From the Conran Love Seats in the lounge to the murals on the bedroom walls, everything seems to tell a story. Paintings for sale by local artists line the walls of the light-strewn entrance where stairs sweep up to the rooms.

Service & facilities

7/10

With an honesty bar lounge and no formal reception, the service is friendly but certainly unobtrusive. Indeed, if you want complete privacy, then you can find it here. It also offers the flexibility of a non-chain hotel: book direct via the website and you can pick the room you like best (subject to availability).

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Rooms

9/10

There are urban-cool nine rooms across three room categories: Standard, Superior and Luxury. Each one has it’s own individual style — from the boudoir-romance feel of Room Six with its LED wallpaper and gold leaf motif, to the Zen-calm and suspended bed of front-facing Room Seven.

Most rooms come with Bose sound systems and standards can be used as singles. Pick of the bunch is Room Five with its retro-style design of red leather, vintage vinyl and a cupboard with a phone box mural.

Food & drink

7/10

The dining room, dominated by a huge black-and-white photo of Llandudno promenade, serves breakfast only. The menu featured local meat and eggs alongside muesli and fruit. Smoked salmon with scrambled eggs was a particularly good start to the day. There’s no regular dinner but look out for occasional pop-up dining events. The hotel manager recommends local seafood restaurant The Seahorse and Dylan’s on the promenade for an evening meal.

Value for money

8/10

Standard double rooms from £99 mid-week; from £110 at weekends, including Wi-Fi and breakfast.